The foundations of the original city of Pavis was laid out by Lord Pavis himself around 830. The city as originally planned had two main areas, laid out in grids. The first…
Tag: Pavis (Big Rubble)
Why did Pavis build his City?
Big picture – We all know the basic story – in 830 after many years and preparations, Pavis and his companions snuck deep into Dagori Inkarth and animated the Faceless Statue. He…
Why was Old Pavis so big?
Now I don’t mean why were the walls so big – that was Paragua’s doing. He smashed the little settlement of Robcradle (which was probably around 3 hectares or a little bigger…
New Pavis Historical Stages
I posted this as a comment inside another post, but here it is on its own: Something else to think about – Old Pavis went through a couple of historical stages, we…
The Troll Occupation of Pavis (1237-1539)
After troll magic closed Old Pavis, constant struggles occurred between the dominant trolls and the remnants of humans, elves, and dwarfs. The Pavis cult held to its rituals, and their intimate knowledge…
Temple Hill, Big Rubble
Temple Hill, in the Big Rubble, is about two and half times the size of the Capitoline Hill in Rome. Long ago this area housed foreigners and their gods who visited Pavis….
History of Orlanthi Cities
If we think about the history of the Orlanthi, their original Dawn Age settlements were “hill fort villages” – this is where they survived the Greater Darkness and Grey Ages. The entire…
The legacy of the EWF
As we think about the legacy of the EWF in the late Third Age, we first need to remember that none of the humans of Dragon Pass are their heirs. All of…
Hidden Shrine to Orlanth Victorious
Around 1619, Garrath Sharpsword aka Argrath Whitebull set up hidden shrine to Orlanth Victorious in the Big Rubble. From this shrine, Argrath and his friends and students regularly explore the Hero Plane…
Pavis
Demigod Founder of New Pavis and the Big Rubble Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 98 2023 Pavis, Gateway to Adventure 361Seven pages 2012 See Grimoire below Cult Compendium 103 2002…
History of Dragon Pass in the Second Age
Here are some notes that I’ve compiled about the so-called Empire of the Wyrms Friends. Of interest here is to note that there is actually no period when they called themselves by…